Heart of Darkness — Page 2
除了在漫长的分离岁月中将我们的心紧紧相连，它还使我们彼此包容——包容对方的故事，甚至包容对方的信念。
Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other's yarns—and even convictions.
那位律师——老朋友中最好的一个——凭借他多年的资历和诸多美德，独享甲板上唯一的一个坐垫，并躺在那唯一的一块地毯上。
The Lawyer—the best of old fellows—had, because of his many years and many virtues, the only cushion on deck, and was lying on the only rug.
那位会计师已经拿出了一盒多米诺骨牌，正像摆弄建筑积木一般把玩着那些骨牌。
The Accountant had brought out already a box of dominoes, and was toying architecturally with the bones.
马洛盘腿坐在船尾，背靠着后桅杆。
Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast.
他面颊深陷，肤色蜡黄，背脊挺直，神情清癯，双臂下垂，手掌朝外，活像一尊偶像。
He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of hands outwards, resembled an idol.
船长确认锚已稳稳抓住海底之后，便走向船尾，在我们中间坐了下来。
The director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down amongst us.
我们懒洋洋地交谈了几句。
We exchanged a few words lazily.
此后，游艇上陷入一片寂静。
Afterwards there was silence on board the yacht.
不知为何，我们始终没有开始那局多米诺骨牌游戏。
For some reason or other we did not begin that game of dominoes.
我们心绪沉静，无所事事，只适合安然地凝望着远方。
We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring.
这一天在一片宁静中消逝，那是一种静谧而绝美的光辉。
The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance.
水面平静地闪烁着光芒；天空一尘不染，是一片纯洁光明的浩瀚苍穹；就连埃塞克斯沼泽上的薄雾，也如轻盈透明的薄纱，从内陆林木葱茏的高地悬垂而下，将低洼的海岸裹在如烟似梦的褶皱之中。
The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds.
唯有西边笼罩在上游水域上方的阴霾，每一分钟都愈发深沉幽暗，仿佛被那逐渐西沉的太阳所激怒一般。
Only the gloom to the west, brooding over the upper reaches, became more sombre every minute, as if angered by the approach of the sun.
Vocabulary
- besides
- 除了...之外；而且
- holding
- 握住；保持；抓住
- our
- 我们的；属于我们
- hearts
- 心脏；内心；感情
- together
- 一起；共同；在一处
- through
- 通过；穿过；经历
- long
- 长的；久的；持续很久
- periods
- 时期；阶段；周期
- separation
- 分离；分别；离别的状态
- effect
- 效果；影响；作用
- making
- 制造；做；制作过程
- tolerant
- 宽容的；能容忍的；忍耐的
- each
- 每一个；各个；相互
- other
- 其他的；另外的；彼此
- yarns
- 纱线；故事；传闻
- even
- 甚至；即使；平的
- convictions
- 信念；看法；被判有罪
- lawyer
- 律师；法律工作者
- best
- 最好的；最佳的；优秀的
- old
- 老的；旧的；年长的
- fellows
- 家伙；同伴；同事
- because
- 因为；由于；理由是
- his
- 他的；属于他
- many
- 很多的；众多的；大量
- years
- 年；岁月；时间
- virtues
- 美德；优点；道德品质
- only
- 仅仅；唯一的；只有
- cushion
- 垫子；靠垫；缓冲物
- deck
- 甲板；层；一副牌
- lying
- 躺着；位于；说谎
- rug
- 地毯；毛毯；小地毯
- accountant
- 会计师；记账员；财务人员
- brought
- 带来；拿来；引起
- out
- 出去；外出；出来
- already
- 已经；早已；在...之前
- box
- 盒子；箱子；容器
- toying
- 玩弄；摆弄；戏弄
- bones
- 骨头；骨骼；骨质
- sat
- 坐；坐下；就坐
- cross-legged
- 盘腿坐的；交叉腿的姿势
- right
- 右的；正确的；权利
- leaning
- 倾斜；靠着；倾向于
- against
- 反对；靠着；对抗
- sunken
- 凹陷的；下沉的；沉陷
- cheeks
- 脸颊；颧骨；两侧面部
- yellow
- 黄色的；黄；发黄
- complexion
- 肤色；面色；脸色
- straight
- 直的；笔直的；正直
- back
- 背；后面；回到
- aspect
- 方面；样子；外观
- arms
- 手臂；武器；武装
- dropped
- 下垂；掉落；放下
- palms
- 手掌；棕榈树；掌心
- hands
- 手；双手；手部
- outwards
- 向外；朝外；外向
- resembled
- 像；相似；长得像
- idol
- 偶像；神像；崇拜对象
- director
- 导演；主任；董事
- satisfied
- 满意的；满足的；确信
- anchor
- 锚；定点；固定
- good
- 好的；良好的；优秀
- hold
- 握住；保持；抓牢
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